<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Houston joins Los Angeles in having ‘severe’ smog problem]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by human power http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:05:04 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/1 Some plans backfire

I thought Houston started trying to clean up its act by sending the largest polluter in the state to Washington D.C. in 2001.

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I thought Houston started trying to clean up its act by sending the largest polluter in the state to Washington D.C. in 2001.

]]> Comment #2 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:37:13 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/2 The Origins Of Global Warming!

The origins of Manmade Global Warming have been discovered!

http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=brain-seeks-p ...

When we feel like we don't have command of our own fate, our brains often invent patterns that offer a sense of self-control. Some folks knock on wood or step over cracks in the sidewalk. Scientists call this illusory pattern perception. Work published in the October 3rd issue of the journal Science offers a look inside our heads as they try to make us feel less helpless.

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The origins of Manmade Global Warming have been discovered!

http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=brain-seeks-p ...

When we feel like we don't have command of our own fate, our brains often invent patterns that offer a sense of self-control. Some folks knock on wood or step over cracks in the sidewalk. Scientists call this illusory pattern perception. Work published in the October 3rd issue of the journal Science offers a look inside our heads as they try to make us feel less helpless.

]]> Comment #3 by Tasermons Partner http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:37:51 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/houston2/3 Governor Perry's at fault...

...Mayor White and the regional planning council actually wanted to call for stricter air-pollution standards and wanted to shut down some petrochem plants that were the worst offenders.

Then the manufacturer's association called the governor, who also picks the heads for the TCEQ (our lame-duck environmental agency who hasn't fined anyone for air-pollution violations in years).

He got 'em to petition the EPA for a waiver so they wouldn't actually haveta do anything, like say, their jobs, and so the petrochems could have more time to comply (or not comply, rather).

He also tried to block White and the city when they tried to make a law declaring air pollution of certain types in certain amounts as a nuisance to public health under city codes and punishment of up to $20,000 a day per violation.

The petrochems weren't happy 'bout that.

]]> Governor Perry's at fault...

...Mayor White and the regional planning council actually wanted to call for stricter air-pollution standards and wanted to shut down some petrochem plants that were the worst offenders.

Then the manufacturer's association called the governor, who also picks the heads for the TCEQ (our lame-duck environmental agency who hasn't fined anyone for air-pollution violations in years).

He got 'em to petition the EPA for a waiver so they wouldn't actually haveta do anything, like say, their jobs, and so the petrochems could have more time to comply (or not comply, rather).

He also tried to block White and the city when they tried to make a law declaring air pollution of certain types in certain amounts as a nuisance to public health under city codes and punishment of up to $20,000 a day per violation.

The petrochems weren't happy 'bout that.

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